Medicaid Planning Attorneys in New York

103 medicaid planning firms in New York, by city, county and firm type.

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning103 Tax Planning37 Special Needs Planning57 Asset Protection62 Medicaid Planning103

Settling an estate

Trust Administration53 Probate102 Probate Litigation41 Trust Litigation17

Capacity and care

Elder Law96 Conservatorship1 Guardianship56

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103 firms

Angiuli & Gentile, LLP

1493 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10305

Hylan Boulevard firm serving Richmond County families through the Richmond County Surrogate's Court at 18 Richmond Terrace. Files wills with the court, identifies and distributes estate assets, handles debts and tax obligations, and litigates will contests, executor misconduct and trustee breach-of-duty claims. Also brings Article 81 and Article 17-A guardianship petitions when no plan was in place.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationElder Law+8

1-718-550-0466

Mark G. Aberasturi, Attorney at Law P.C.

30 Matthews Street, Goshen, NY 10924

Goshen solo practice a few minutes from the Orange County Surrogate's Court, also serving Ulster, Sullivan and Rockland. Walks a surviving spouse or child through being appointed executor or administrator, marshaling scattered accounts, filing the inventory, paying creditors and taxes, filing the decedent's final return and the estate return, and filing the final account with the court. Former chairman of the Orange County Bar Association Elder Law Committee.

Solo PracticeServes 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax PlanningSpecial Needs PlanningMedicaid Planning

1-845-219-5834

Alatsas Law Firm

2115 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11229

Brooklyn (Kings County) practice led by Theodore Alatsas, working the Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, New York and Nassau County Surrogate's Courts for nearly 30 years. Handles probate, administration proceedings, and trust administration, plus wills and trusts, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and asset protection. Runs estate planning workshops.

Solo PracticeServes 5 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

1-718-233-2903

Law Offices of Roman Aminov

147-17 Union Turnpike, Flushing, NY 11367

Flushing (Queens County) firm representing families in probate and estate administration through the New York City Surrogate's Courts, with offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Also handles estate litigation, asset collection and marshaling, wills and trusts, powers of attorney and health-care proxies, and Medicaid and special-needs planning. Initial phone consultations are free.

Serves 7 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawGuardianship+2

1-347-766-2685

Amoruso & Amoruso LLP

800 Westchester Avenue, Suite N-605, Rye Brook, NY 10573

Rye Brook (Westchester County) firm serving Westchester, Putnam and Rockland families, including Carmel and Brewster. Handles probate administration, estate administration, trust administration and guardianship, alongside wills, trusts, Medicaid and long-term-care planning, and special-needs planning. Its two founders hold nearly six decades of combined experience.

Serves 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawGuardianship+3

1-914-253-9255

Beress & Zalkind PLLC

2640 East 14th Street, Suite C1, Brooklyn, NY 11235

Sheepshead Bay firm on East 14th Street working Kings County estates out of Brooklyn's Surrogate's Court, with a second office in Manhattan. The practice covers probate, administration and all aspects of estate and trust administration, and prepares and files the estate, gift and fiduciary income tax returns that follow — work led by an attorney who is also a practising CPA.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+6

1-718-513-3588

Law Office of Rebecca M. Blahut PLLC

2 Austin Court, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Poughkeepsie solo practice taking Dutchess County estates through probate and intestate administration. Files the probate or administration petition, marshals and liquidates assets, assesses valid liabilities, prepares and files accountings, and obtains the release or discharge of executors, administrators and trustees. Also petitions for Article 81 guardianship when a family member has lost capacity.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+4

1-845-318-1290

Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & Rhodes, P.C.

1 Washington Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801

Glens Falls firm on Washington Street, in Warren County. Advises executors and administrators before the Surrogate's Court, from probating the will and collecting estate assets through paying debts, filing estate and fiduciary tax returns, distributing to beneficiaries and preparing the accounting; also advises trustees and represents individual beneficiaries of estates and trusts.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+5

1-518-792-2117

Abrams Fensterman, LLP

3 Dakota Drive, Suite 300, Lake Success, NY 11042

Lake Success (Nassau County) firm guiding executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries through New York Surrogate's Court — probate, estate and trust administration, and contested estates and objections to a will or to fiduciary conduct. Also handles estate planning, retirement-distribution planning, Medicaid and elder law. Absorbed the Berwitz & DiTata estate practice.

Since 2000Serves 9 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-516-328-2300

Bonney Law Firm, PLLC

20 West Main Street, Waterloo, NY 13165

Waterloo (Seneca County) firm practicing in the heart of the Finger Lakes for four generations, serving Seneca, Ontario, Wayne, Yates, Cayuga and Schuyler counties. Represents executors and administrators through appointment, notifying next-of-kin, applying for the estate EIN, valuing and liquidating assets, filing the court inventory and estate tax returns, negotiating with creditors, accounting to beneficiaries and distributing the estate. Also handles Medicaid and nursing-home planning, wills and trusts, and elder law; initial probate consultations are free.

Solo PracticeServes 7 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

1-315-539-9211

Burner Prudenti Law, P.C.

12 Research Way, East Setauket, NY 11733

East Setauket (Suffolk County) firm with three more Long Island and Manhattan offices, practicing in trusts and estates, elder law and real estate. Walks executors and administrators through a Surrogate's Court file: the petition to appoint, waivers and consents from distributees under EPTL 4-1.1, Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration, the estate account and asset inventory, creditor payment, estate taxes, releases and the final accounting. Also handles objections to a will, guardianship, and Medicaid and long-term-care planning.

Since 1995Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-631-941-3434

Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP

10 Matthews Street, Goshen, NY 10924

Goshen (Orange County) firm with a second office in Monticello, in Sullivan County. Its wealth-preservation group sees that a decedent's assets are distributed correctly and on time through probate for individually owned property and trust administration for assets passing under a trust instrument, and takes on guardianships; its litigation group handles estate and trust disputes among heirs. Most of its attorneys have been named to the Upstate New York Super Lawyers list.

Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-845-291-0011

Law Office of Greg S. Catarella

31 Lewis Street, Suite 403, Binghamton, NY 13901

Binghamton solo practice handling probate and estate administration in the Broome County Surrogate's Court. Greg Catarella works with people who have been named executor or trustee and need to move an estate through the court process, and pairs that with elder law, Medicaid planning and Article 81 guardianship petitions for families dealing with incapacity.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipMedicaid Planning

1-607-321-3627

Corash & Hollender, P.C.

1200 South Avenue, Suite 201, Staten Island, NY 10314

Corporate Park of Staten Island firm serving Richmond County executors through the Richmond County Surrogate's Court. Guides executors past the mistakes that create personal liability — misattributed assets, failure to give creditors proper notice, improper distributions — and litigates will contests, contested probate and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, preferring negotiation to keep estate disputes out of the public record.

Since 1977Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawTax Planning+5

1-718-691-1669

Cioffi • Slezak • Wildgrube P.C.

1473 Erie Boulevard, 1st Floor, Schenectady, NY 12305

Schenectady firm on Erie Boulevard representing executors, administrators and trustees before the Schenectady County Surrogate's Court. The practice covers appointment of the fiduciary, collection of assets, informal and judicial accountings, fiduciary and estate tax filings and final distribution, and it also represents beneficiaries on the other side of an administration. Three salaried estate administrators work alongside the attorneys.

Since 1995Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+4

1-518-377-6700

The Law Offices of Michael Camporeale P.C.

1688 Victory Blvd, Suite 201, Staten Island, NY 10314

Staten Island (Richmond County) firm with eight offices across the New York City metro area, from Wall Street to Melville. Brings the probate proceeding in the Surrogate's Court of the decedent's own county - Manhattan, Westchester, Long Island, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn or Staten Island - to get the named executor appointed and secure Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration, then marshals the estate assets and distributes them to the beneficiaries. Also handles will contests and estate litigation, elder law, Medicaid and nursing-home planning, guardianships and special-needs planning; initial consultations are free.

Serves 8 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder LawGuardianship+3

1-929-667-6554

Cavallo & Cavallo

3453 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465

Bronx firm on East Tremont Avenue with an appointment-only New Rochelle office, serving Bronx, Westchester, Manhattan and Queens families since 1989. Walks executors and administrators through filing the will and petition with the Surrogate's Court, getting appointed, notifying heirs, beneficiaries and creditors, collecting and valuing assets, paying debts, taxes and expenses, and distributing what remains. Also takes contested probate - will contests, undue-influence claims, disputes over asset ownership and challenges to executor authority - plus trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and Medicaid and special-needs planning. Consultations are free and the firm practices in Spanish.

Since 1989Serves 4 countiesFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationElder Law+6

1-718-822-2203

CDH Law PLLC

211 Tompkins Street, Syracuse, NY 13204

Syracuse (Onondaga County) firm representing executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries across Central New York in the Surrogate's Courts. Handles probate and estate administration and litigates objections to a will or a trust, alongside estate planning, wills and trusts, and Medicaid trusts.

Estate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationTax Planning+2

1-315-930-4077

Law Offices of Juliet Cohen, P.C.

105-19 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375

Forest Hills (Queens County) firm with offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn, handling probate matters for residents of Manhattan, Forest Hills and Brooklyn. Walks executors through validating the will, inventorying and appraising estate property and distributing it to beneficiaries, and administers trusts after the trustor's death — reviewing the trust documents, identifying and valuing trust assets and completing the legal, administrative and tax duties. Also covers wills and trusts, Medicaid and elder-law planning, special-needs planning and IRA inheritance planning.

Solo PracticeServes 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawSpecial Needs Planning+2

1-718-544-5500

Cohen & Lombardo, P.C.

343 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222

Buffalo firm in the Elmwood Village, practising in Erie County and across Western New York since 1933. Handles probate proceedings and estate administration end to end, Article 81 guardianships, wills and trusts, and Medicaid and long-term-care planning.

Since 1933Serves 6 countiesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

1-716-881-3010

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Estate planning attorneys in New York average $448 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,344 to $2,688 for a simple individual will and $4,250 to $6,375 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the New York will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In New York, estates with personal property of $50,000 or less use the Voluntary Administration, a court filing short of full probate. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The New York probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In New York, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship; a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; an estate near or above the New York estate tax threshold of $7,350,000; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

New York splits the two: probate attorney fees of typically 2.5% to 4% of the estate, but the executor's compensation follows a statutory schedule, about $19,000 on a $500,000 estate. That makes the executor's share predictable, which helps when a family member serves and is unsure what to charge.

Filter the directory by county and by the practice area you need, and look for experience with your situation; a board certification in estate planning, trust or probate law is a strong signal. Most New York estate planning attorneys offer an initial consultation, some free and some for a flat fee. Ask up front whether the firm bills by the hour or by package, and what your situation is expected to cost.

Medicaid Planning Attorneys in New York

New York attorneys average $448 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,344–$2,688; online services cost $30–$300.

New York imposes its own estate tax separate from the federal one, kicking in well below the federal exemption. Estates near the state threshold benefit from real planning — not because every family needs it, but because the line is lower than people expect.

Estates under $50,000 in New York can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

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(4)·Updated October 15, 2026

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

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How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in New York runs $4,250 to $6,375 for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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